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World of FootballAll non Palace football talk - includes latest scores on Internationals and matches that affect palace.

Yes I agree I am of the same feeling now. Together with the fact the fees involved are not relative to the quality of the player anymore. More than happy with these types of signings. I would still like a proven striker to help us out though.

I’m all for a rough diamond but we are in a scrap here and need to supplement with some top level talent to hit the ground running. I’m going to reserve judgement for 36 more hours, and I am hoping I’m wrong, but it’s starting to look as though we have ****ed this window up. Given the gaping holes in the squad that is calamitously negligent.

Looks like we are chucking bids around everywhere for multiple players with no real direction or focus. Traveling to Milan for Eder when he had no desire to entertain us. looks like the all too familiar scatter gun approach.We'll end up with 6m for Crouch is my hunch.

I have a good feeling about this, he's shown potential and that he is a decent goalscorer. As they say an uncut diamond who could make the step up and flourish.
Several other Preston signings have made a name for themselves. The beast Claude Davis, John Macken who was a big disappointment, and Mike Elwiss who had huge potential under Terry Venables, only to be struck down with a seious injury. Ricaro Fuller went the other way so to speak to Preston after a loan move to Hearts. We also have our current goalkeeping coach Dean Kiely, recently joined from Preston.

Looks like we are chucking bids around everywhere for multiple players with no real direction or focus. Traveling to Milan for Eder when he had no desire to entertain us. looks like the all too familiar scatter gun approach.We'll end up with 6m for Crouch is my hunch.

I really do hope there is some substance to this rumour, i have been singing his praises on a regular basis for over a Year as a player we should bring in as part of the squad, i am sure he is seen more of one to be intergrated for next season.
His game is based on controlled aggression, pace, good movement off the ball, good heading ability just the qualities you need from a Centre Forward, and i am sure when settled is capable of providing 10 plus goals a season, ok it is no Harry Kane stats but his contribution would be a big plus factor ideal for a club of Palace's style.
This is the sort of signings we need to build our future around along with the Polish and Swedish lads also lets not forget Riedewald, and ideally along with Dembele would be superb young additions.
And if we can add Loftus-Cheek in the summer they are just the types what CPFC should build the future squad around, young hungry and skilfull, with ambitions to succeed and the club dont have to pay silly wages either.If we can add in this window along with Hughil and Dembele the Spanish Keeper and the boy from Lille, it will give us the experience we also need, making this a teriffic window in my opinion.
Yes it will be more signings than anticapted but if its a question of bringing them in Now when needed to ensure crucially we avoid relegation, then the summer window can be less hectic and simply releasing the not needed out of contract players and replacing for the squad with what may come on the market at sensible prices or released players for the squad, that will ensure our NET spend over the year is no more excessive overall.